The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-20
In THE FIRST DISTRICT.
The Business Before Judge Hender.
son, at Provo.
AFTERNOON. MARCH ls.

AFTERNOON. MARCH Is.
TIE Grand Jury returned five indict-
ments, four under United States laws
and one under the Territorial. Thew
ignored the case of the United States VS..
Samuel James.
| The case of the People vs.. Cox was
called. The Court asked defendant if he
had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced upon him.
! Defendant then said that the complain
| ing witness had been owing him; that he
would not pay it and as he understood
| he could take the property of his
employer and hold it till he was paid,
he took two ponies to satisfy the claim
-S1l4. A petition from the citizens of
! the neighborhood of the defendants
! home was also sent in for the leniency
of the Court the Grand Jury recon-
mended it, and the attorneys consented
to a suspension of sentence and it was
granted.
SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH.
The demurrer was oVerruled in the
case of the People VS.. Louis Steen, and
the defendant plead not guilty.
James Smith was arrested, yesterday,
on the prevailing charge.
The defendant plead not guilty, in the
case of the People VS.. Joe Young.
The defendant plead guilty in the
case of the United States VS.. Don. 9.
Snow sentence set for April 4th.
The defendant plead guilty in the
case OF the United States VS.. a. I. Ar
rowsmith sentence set for April 4th.
The defendant plead not guilty, in the
case of the People VS.. James Fuller;
petty larceny.
Prosecuting Attorney Borrower got
MS ire up this morning, in the Grand
Jurysfoom, abused the Gee family, and
slapped the boy Gee.
The Grand Jury return ed four United
States indictments, made their report
and were discharged.
THE LYNCHING CASE CONTINUED.
Ole Peterson surprised the defense
with his testimony. He said that the
first thing he saw, when he came up to
the crowd, was Sullivan trying to put
the rope around Fishers neck, and
three men were beating him while it
was bling done; that the rest of them
There were about seventy men dragging
him and two men behind with guns
shooting them off and acting as guards;
| walked behind the crowd; it took
about ten minutes to hang him then all
were ordered to touch the rope, take
off their hats and take the oath; | did
not think it safe to object and took ii
with them: they were then ordered to
kiss a book, which was part of the
ceremony OF the oath; it was not
much of book-a kind OF
fairy tale novel; the oath was
administered by Joe Murphy and
Was to the effect that we keep secret AL
that was done, or we would receive the
same fate as Fisher; the crowd then
dispersed and went down town.
On cross-examination he denied say
ing he would take 5000 and leave town
did not relate these facts till after he
was discharged from work at Eureka,
but told some of il to Hugh Jimmeson
before leaving town. told it all to the
Grand Jury; told it to Mr.. Knowles in
part, on the stage at Santaquin.
THE PROSECUTION CLOSE.
The rope with which Fisher was
hanged was produced in evidence with
the witnesses this morning
]. G. Malcolm and Charles Noel.
testified to being placed at the jail as
guards were driven away by the mob,
heard threats against Fisher and
identified the defendants being there,
etc.
James Whitaker said he sold the rope
to Green and Harrington, E. T. Taylor
saw Green going up the street with the
rope on his arm.
The prosecution closed their evidence
and the court adjourned till Monday
morning.